Best Food & Drink Festivals 2026

The best-loved Food & Drink festivals

How we rate this: we read attendee reports from public discussion and score each festival on value, music, access, safety and facilities. These are the food & drink events with the warmest word of mouth. It is early, honest signal, not paid placement and not our own opinion.

1. 1Great American Beer Festival · CO5/5

   “The people are amazing and the beer is even better!”

2. 2New York City Wine & Food Festival · NY4/5

   “MIND BLOWING AWESOME, Thats all I can say”

3. 3EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival · FL4/5

   “It is hands down the BEST time to visit Epcot (Sept-Oct). I highly recommend checking this out!”

4. 4Atlanta Food & Wine Festival · GA4/5

   “AFAW is a great event!”

5. 5Wellfleet OysterFest · MA4/5

   “One of the only local festivals on the lower cape that is well organized, has something for everyone”

The most talked-about Food & Drink festivals

The food & drink events generating the most public discussion in our records, and what makes each one land.

1. 1Famous Food Festival · NY

   The Famous Food Festival is a large 'Taste the World' food festival held in the parking lots of the Tanger Outlets in Deer Park on Long Island, gathering 100-plus food trucks and v

2. 2Taste of Chicago · IL

   Taste of Chicago is the city's flagship summer food festival, billed as the world's largest, run by the City of Chicago's cultural-affairs department in lakefront Grant Park since

3. 3EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival · FL

   The EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival is Walt Disney World's flagship culinary event and the longest-running of Disney's park festivals, a months-long celebration (the 2026

4. 4New York City Wine & Food Festival · NY

   The Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival is New York's flagship food-and-drink festival, held each October as a benefit for Food Bank for New York City and the No Kid Hu

5. 5Atlanta Food & Wine Festival · GA

   Atlanta Food & Wine Festival is a four-day culinary event billed as Atlanta's signature celebration of Southern food, wine, beer, and craft spirits, drawing more than 200 celebrate

The 2026 Food & Drink scene by sound

How the 241 US food & drink festivals split by sub-genre

Wine is the biggest strand, tagged on 39 of the 241 food & drink festivals we track. Tap a sound to see only those festivals.

Food & Drink festivals by month

When the 241 US food & drink festivals happen across the year

Food & Drink season peaks in May, with 35 festivals that month. Tap a month for the full calendar.

Where the Food & Drink scene clusters

The states with the most food & drink festivals

It clusters hardest in California (42 festivals), then Florida (22) and Tennessee (17). Tap a state for its full list.

Food & Drink festivals 2026: quick answers

The questions people ask most, answered from our data

How many food & drink festivals are there in the US?

We track 241 US food & drink festivals, 228 of them live or upcoming for 2026.

When is food & drink festival season?

It peaks in May, with 35 food & drink festivals that month.

Where are the most food & drink festivals?

California leads with 42, then Florida (22) and Tennessee (17).

What are the best food & drink festivals for 2026?

By attendee sentiment, Great American Beer Festival, New York City Wine & Food Festival and EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival lead our read.

Stay up to date

Dates move, lineups shift, prices climb. Froligo Pulse is built to tell you the moment a festival you care about changes. For what the food & drink scene is talking about this week, read the Froligo Desk.

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